Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

Admiral Basketball Bundesliga
(Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga)
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1947
No. of teams	11
Country	Austria
Continent	Europe
Most recent champion(s)	Oberwart Gunners (2nd title)
Most titles	UBSC Wien (11 titles)
TV partner(s)	Sky Sport Austria
Sponsor(s)	Admiral Sportwetten
Level on pyramid	1st tier
Related competitions	Austrian Cup Austrian Supercup
Official website	www.oebl.at

The Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL) (in English: Austrian Basketball League (ABL)) is the top men's professional basketball league in Austria. Until the 2004–05 season, the league was known as the A-Liga (A-League) and then until the 2008–09 season it was called the Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga (ÖBL). Since the 2008–09 season, it has been named the Admiral Basketball League, after the league's main sponsor, Admiral Sportwetten.

Competition format

Each team plays the other 11 teams twice, creating a 22-game regular-season schedule. After that, the top eight teams move on, and play another double round robin. The four top teams after that move on to a best-of-five semifinals series, and the two semi-finals winners meet in a best-of-five championship series.

Clubs

Club	Place	Arena	Capacity
Allianz Swans Gmunden	Gmunden	Volksbank Arena	2,200
WBC Kraftwerk Wels	Wels	Raiffeisen Arena	1,700
BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld	Fürstenfeld	Stadthalle Fürstenfeld	1,200
Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions	Traiskirchen	Lions Dome	1,200
Kapfenberg Bulls	Kapfenberg	Sporthalle Walfersam	1,000
BC Zepter Vienna	Wien	Admiral Dome	1,500
redwell Gunners Oberwart	Oberwart	Sporthalle Oberwart	1,700
Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg	Klosterneuburg	Happyland Klosterneuburg	1,000
UBC magnofit Güssing Knights	Güssing	Aktiv Park Güssing	01200
UBSC Raiffeisen Graz	Graz	Unionhalle	0600

Title holders

1946–47 WAC
1947–48 Not held
1948–49 Admira Wien
1949–50 Post Wien
1950–51 Wiener
1951–52 Handelsministerium
1952–53 Union Babenberg
1953–54 Union Babenberg
1954–55 Union Babenberg
1955–56 Engelmann Wien
1956–57 Union Babenberg
1957–58 Engelmann Wien
1958–59 Union Babenberg
1959–60 Engelmann Wien
1960–61 Engelmann Wien
1961–62 Engelmann Wien
1962–63 Handelsministerium
1963–64 Handelsministerium

1964–65 Handelsministerium
1965–66 Union Kuenring
1966–67 Engelmann Wien
1967–68 Engelmann Wien
1968–69 Engelmann Wien
1969–70 Engelmann Wien
1970–71 Radio Koch Wien
1971–72 Radio Koch Wien
1972–73 Wienerberger
1973–74 Wienerberger
1974–75 Sefra Wien
1975–76 Sefra Wien
1976–77 Shopping Centre Wien
1977–78 Klosterneuburg
1978–79 UBSC Wien
1979–80 UBSC Wien
1980–81 UBSC Wien
1981–82 UBSC Wien

1982–83 Klosterneuburg
1983–84 Klosterneuburg
1984–85 Klosterneuburg
1985–86 Klosterneuburg
1986–87 Klosterneuburg
1987–88 Klosterneuburg
1988–89 Klosterneuburg
1989–90 Klosterneuburg
1990–91 Möllersdorf
1991–92 Union SPI
1992–93 Sankt Pölten
1993–94 Möllersdorf
1994–95 Sankt Pölten
1995–96 Sankt Pölten
1996–97 Sankt Pölten
1997–98 Sankt Pölten
1998–99 Sankt Pölten
1999–00 Traiskirchen Lions

2000–01 Kapfenberg Bulls
2001–02 Kapfenberg Bulls
2002–03 Kapfenberg Bulls
2003–04 Kapfenberg Bulls
2004–05 Swans Gmunden
2005–06 Swans Gmunden
2006–07 Swans Gmunden
2007–08 Panthers Fürstenfeld
2008–09 Kraftwerk Wels
2009–10 Swans Gmunden
2010–11 Oberwart Gunners
2011–12 Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg
2012–13 Zepter Vienna
2013–14 Güssing Knights
2014–15 Güssing Knights
2015–16 Redwell Oberwart Gunners

Finals

Season	Champion	Result	Runners-up	Champions' coach	Finals MVP
2000–01	Kapfenberg Bulls	3–2	Wörthersee Piraten		N/A
2001–02	Kapfenberg Bulls	3–2	Panthers Fürstenfeld		N/A
2002–03	Kapfenberg Bulls	3–2	Swans Gmunden		N/A
2003–04	Kapfenberg Bulls	3–1	Swans Gmunden		N/A
2004–05	Swans Gmunden	3–0	Oberwart Gunners	Bob Gonnen	N/A
2005–06	Swans Gmunden	3–0	Kraftwerk Wels	Bob Gonnen	Peter Hütter
2006–07	Swans Gmunden	3–0	Oberwart Gunners	Bob Gonnen	De'Teri Mayes
2007–08	Panthers Fürstenfeld	3–2	Oberwart Gunners	Aaron Mitchell	Anthony Shavies
2008–09	Kraftwerk Wels	3–1	Swans Gmunden	Raoul Korner	Ricky Moore
2009–10	Swans Gmunden	3–2	Panthers Fürstenfeld	Matthias Fischer	De'Teri Mayes
2010–11	Oberwart Gunners	3–2	Swans Gmunden	Neno Ašćerić	Bernd Volcic
2011–12	Dukes Klosterneuburg	3–1	Swans Gmunden	Werner Sallomon	Christoph Nagler
2012–13	Zepter Vienna	3–2	Oberwart Gunners	Andrea Maghelli	Shawn Ray
2013–14	Güssing Knights	3–2	Kapfenberg Bulls	Matthias Zollner	Anthony Shavies
2014–15	Güssing Knights	3–1	Zepter Vienna	Matthias Zollner	Travis Taylor
2015–16	Redwell Oberwart Gunners	3–0	WBC Raiffeissen Wels	Chris Chougaz	Chris McNealy

Awards

All-Star Game

Main article: ÖBL All-Star Game

The ÖBL holds an annual all-star game, pitting a team of the best Austrian players in the league against a team made up of the league's top international players. Like the NBA All-Star Game, the ÖBL All-Star festivities include a slam dunk contest and a three-point shooting competition.

References

External links

Österreichische Basketball Bundesliga

2016–17 clubs	Allianz Swans Gmunden WBC Raiffeisen Wels Arkadia Traiskirchen Lions ece Bulls Kapfenberg BC Zepter Vienna BSC Raiffeisen Panthers Fürstenfeld Redwell Gunners Oberwart Chin Min Dragons Xion Dukes Klosterneuburg UBSC Raiffeisen Graz

Seasons	2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Awards	Most Valuable Player Finals MVP Austrian MVP Coach of the Year

Statistical leaders	Scoring Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks

International men's basketball

FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Championship U-19 World Championship U-17 World Championship World Rankings

Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16

Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA Americas Championship U-18 U-16

Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup U-18 U-16

Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16

Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship U-20 U-18 U-16

Other tournaments	Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Albert Schweitzer Tournament African Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Belgrade Trophy Diamond Ball FIBA Asia Challenge FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Marchand Cup Mediterranean Games MVP Cup Stanković Cup Pan American Games Pan Arab Games South American Championship South Asian Games TBF International Under-16 Tournament William Jones Cup World Cup (Turkey)

Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.

Men's professional basketball leagues

International
tournaments

Africa	African Champions Cup

Americas	Americas League Liga Sudamericana Torneo InterLigas

Asia	Asian Champions Cup ABA Club Championship ASEAN League WABA League

Europe	EuroLeague EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup Adriatic League Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Baltic League VTB United League Next Generation Tournament

Defunct
tournaments

Americas	Campeonato Sudamericano de Clubes Argentina Brazil Chile United States ABA (original) CBA IBL USBL WBA

Asia	Japan bj league NBL NBDL JBL

Europe	SuproLeague Saporta Cup Korać Cup EuroCup Challenge EuroChallenge Central European League North European League Czechoslovakia England Russia Serbia and Montenegro Spain Soviet Union Yugoslavia 2nd division

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